hydroplane

英 ['haɪdrəpleɪn] 美['haɪdrəplen]

• n. 水上滑艇；水上飞机；水平舵

1. an airplane that can land on or take off from water;

"the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"

2. a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds;

"the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"